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To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
CJIARITAS . —Twenty guineas will qualify a Lodge in . perpetuity to a life governorship to tho GUIs' School , ten guineas to the Days' School , and fifty to the Asylum . SPUK . E-SPUK . I-:. —There is too much fun in the letter for the public eye , but the general observation is correct We shall only make allusion to a few of the spokes introduced . One seldom aids the rotary motion , indeed it hits something ofthe Sisyphus action ; another spoke is rather absurdly placed , which looks ridiculous ; aoon , another is altogether out of its place , and , as the wheel turns , appears to be always interfering with the action of the wheel by ivetting both box and tyre . MASONIC SECRECY !—Let all Lodges beware , ancl all Brethren observe the
Masons'keysilence . There is no society that can claim exemption from a vile bad member ; but they partake of his crimes v . -ho knowingly lend themselves to his interests . The wretched scout lias no connexion with any Lodge , or other Masonic association . A FRIEND (!)— If the Freemasons' Quarterly Review can be purchased ata book-stall for a shilling ( which we take the liberty to question ) , is that any reason why the price should be lowered ?
Bno . E . T . PERCY ( 45 y ) .-f The Editor feels much obliged by the fraternal compliment . Bno . SENIOR , LL . D . —We are desired to offer Dr . CruceSx's regards . Bito . G . R . Row . fi ( Chigwell ) . —We have to express our regret at not being able to attend as requested . A COUNTRY BROTHER—The observations are perfectly correct . All letters to candidates for the Schools should be post paid ; even a single postage would furnish a dinner for the family . After January the evil will cease . THREE PROVINCIAL P . M . ' S—The letter should properly be submitted to the " Long Robe " Committee . We ask this permission , it is most important .
A PROV . GRAND WARDEN inquires what title his rank bears in the province , the Provincial Grand Master being R . W . BO-PEEP ( Shepton Mallet ) . —O fie ! to be so fastidious . The nuns had not long left the convent , and if tlie fair widow ' s curiosity did overmatch the Mason ' s caution at the corridor , it could not penetrate the sanctum ; bright as are her eyes and though a glance might kill , we would have tried hard to make her pay for peeping . A LEWIS ( Shepton Mallet ) is mistaken . In no town is Masonry more respected hy maids , wives , or widows , who smile upon the zeal of the Brethren ' , a fair lady or so may be sceptical ,
but the exception proves the rule . A ContiESPoxDExT . —The Editor is in want of the Constitutions that preceded those by Dr . Desaguiliers . INSPECTOR . —We can hardly take the letter as a compliment , however intended as such . We profess to " review " Masonry all over the world , and to report the result , how this duty is performed is best known to our readers . Inspector has drawn our attention to a number of the Sentimental and Masonic Magazine (!) for January 1703 . Is he aware that the words
Masonic or Freemasonry does not occur throughout the body of the number . We shall preserve the present as a singular one . Justice , however , requires us to state that the printing would not disgrace the present day . HIRAM is in error . In Bellamy ' s Concordance , the reference to I Kings , c . 0 , v . 13 , does not appear ; next , if our correspondent will consult again Clark ' s notes , 2 Chron . c . 0 , v . 2 , he will find sufficient cause to disqualify his present reasoning . Jn tho note alluded to there is a printer ' s error ; instead of 1 Kings ix . 2 , it should be 12 . J . P . ~~ We have not time fo make the tables , they only require care and attentionand
, J . P . is fully equal to the task . 109 . —If our correspondent will peruse the various chapters he lias quoted from , he will find they do not support his argument ; nevertheless , we have forwarded the article as requested , but without any comment of our own . No doubc he will be favoured with a reply . Bno . EVANS . —Read Oliver's Lectures for the one subject , and In wood ' s Sermons for the other . BUSY BODY . —Vide 2 Thess . 3 . 11 . Would the sect were as harmless as they are useless . A PROV . BKOTHEK . —Vide Prov . 22 . 20- Be diligent
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To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
CJIARITAS . —Twenty guineas will qualify a Lodge in . perpetuity to a life governorship to tho GUIs' School , ten guineas to the Days' School , and fifty to the Asylum . SPUK . E-SPUK . I-:. —There is too much fun in the letter for the public eye , but the general observation is correct We shall only make allusion to a few of the spokes introduced . One seldom aids the rotary motion , indeed it hits something ofthe Sisyphus action ; another spoke is rather absurdly placed , which looks ridiculous ; aoon , another is altogether out of its place , and , as the wheel turns , appears to be always interfering with the action of the wheel by ivetting both box and tyre . MASONIC SECRECY !—Let all Lodges beware , ancl all Brethren observe the
Masons'keysilence . There is no society that can claim exemption from a vile bad member ; but they partake of his crimes v . -ho knowingly lend themselves to his interests . The wretched scout lias no connexion with any Lodge , or other Masonic association . A FRIEND (!)— If the Freemasons' Quarterly Review can be purchased ata book-stall for a shilling ( which we take the liberty to question ) , is that any reason why the price should be lowered ?
Bno . E . T . PERCY ( 45 y ) .-f The Editor feels much obliged by the fraternal compliment . Bno . SENIOR , LL . D . —We are desired to offer Dr . CruceSx's regards . Bito . G . R . Row . fi ( Chigwell ) . —We have to express our regret at not being able to attend as requested . A COUNTRY BROTHER—The observations are perfectly correct . All letters to candidates for the Schools should be post paid ; even a single postage would furnish a dinner for the family . After January the evil will cease . THREE PROVINCIAL P . M . ' S—The letter should properly be submitted to the " Long Robe " Committee . We ask this permission , it is most important .
A PROV . GRAND WARDEN inquires what title his rank bears in the province , the Provincial Grand Master being R . W . BO-PEEP ( Shepton Mallet ) . —O fie ! to be so fastidious . The nuns had not long left the convent , and if tlie fair widow ' s curiosity did overmatch the Mason ' s caution at the corridor , it could not penetrate the sanctum ; bright as are her eyes and though a glance might kill , we would have tried hard to make her pay for peeping . A LEWIS ( Shepton Mallet ) is mistaken . In no town is Masonry more respected hy maids , wives , or widows , who smile upon the zeal of the Brethren ' , a fair lady or so may be sceptical ,
but the exception proves the rule . A ContiESPoxDExT . —The Editor is in want of the Constitutions that preceded those by Dr . Desaguiliers . INSPECTOR . —We can hardly take the letter as a compliment , however intended as such . We profess to " review " Masonry all over the world , and to report the result , how this duty is performed is best known to our readers . Inspector has drawn our attention to a number of the Sentimental and Masonic Magazine (!) for January 1703 . Is he aware that the words
Masonic or Freemasonry does not occur throughout the body of the number . We shall preserve the present as a singular one . Justice , however , requires us to state that the printing would not disgrace the present day . HIRAM is in error . In Bellamy ' s Concordance , the reference to I Kings , c . 0 , v . 13 , does not appear ; next , if our correspondent will consult again Clark ' s notes , 2 Chron . c . 0 , v . 2 , he will find sufficient cause to disqualify his present reasoning . Jn tho note alluded to there is a printer ' s error ; instead of 1 Kings ix . 2 , it should be 12 . J . P . ~~ We have not time fo make the tables , they only require care and attentionand
, J . P . is fully equal to the task . 109 . —If our correspondent will peruse the various chapters he lias quoted from , he will find they do not support his argument ; nevertheless , we have forwarded the article as requested , but without any comment of our own . No doubc he will be favoured with a reply . Bno . EVANS . —Read Oliver's Lectures for the one subject , and In wood ' s Sermons for the other . BUSY BODY . —Vide 2 Thess . 3 . 11 . Would the sect were as harmless as they are useless . A PROV . BKOTHEK . —Vide Prov . 22 . 20- Be diligent